Move Follows Airstrikes; State Department Issues Travel Warning

WASHINGTON—Following a dozen airstrikes from the U.S. military in Northern Iraq this weekend, the U.S. State Department on Sunday relocated "a limited number" of staff from the American consulate in Erbil.

The staff members will be transferred to the U.S. consulate in Basrah, Iraq and to Amman, Jordan, State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said.